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Butterfly Sanctuary in Ruiterbos

Thursday, 30 March 2023, 16:15

One of the rarest butterflies in the world emerged at the Western Cape Butterfly Sanctuary in Ruiterbos, near Mossel Bay. A butterfly breeder, Earle Whiteley, bred the butterfly, a gynandromorph pearl emperor.

Photos: Louise Karsten

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Earle Whiteley shows off one of the rarest butterflies in the world, which was bred at...

Earle Whiteley with the gynandromorph.

The larvae of a pearl emperor butterfly.

Earle Whiteley with the gynandromorph.

Earle Whiteley displaying the underside of the butterfly.

Posted on: 16:15 Thu, 30 March 2023

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